Chapter 13 of The Flight of the Shadow is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Flight of the Shadow is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOTHER AND UNCLE. I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover. He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me. Silence followed. He was giving me time to recover myself.
Chapter 13 of The Flight of the Shadow is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading “I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.”
the act of giving
From this reading “He was giving me time to recover myself.”
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading “He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “He was giving me time to recover myself.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “MOTHER AND UNCLE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER AND UNCLE.
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Silence followed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.
the act of giving
From this reading He was giving me time to recover myself.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER AND UNCLE.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading He was giving me time to recover myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading He was giving me time to recover myself.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence followed.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He was giving me time to recover myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading MOTHER AND UNCLE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He stretched himself on the heather, a little way from me.
a Caucasian
From this reading I was glad enough to sink on a clump of white clover.
Chapter 13 of The Flight of the Shadow by George MacDonald holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 13 holds 204 sentences of The Flight of the Shadow, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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